 THE FARMER'S life displays in every part A moral lesson to the sensual heart. Though in the lap of Plenty, thoughtful still, He looks beyond the present good or ill ; Nor estimates alone one blessing's worth, From changeful seasons, or capricious earth,...  The poetical works of Robert Bloomfield - Page 13by Robert Bloomfield - 1855 - 284 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - American poetry - 1873 - 782 pages
...Eternal spring ! shall borst the gloom. Mary Tiyhe.—Born 1773, Died 1810. 1123.— THE FAEMEE'S LIFE. . he looks for showers ; For casual as for certain want prepares, And round his yard the reeking haystack... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1876 - 828 pages
...Dairjr. rjaiJ.fc. Labourers of the bam. Thegander. Night: a Ihuoder-norm. Harvesi-huinn. Retieciioua, &c. THE farmer's life displays in every part A moral lesson...with the present hours, And looks for failures as he looks for showers; For casual as for certain want prepares, And round his yard the reeking haystack... | |
 | Robert Bloomfield - 1877 - 104 pages
...SPARROWS. INSECTS. A THUNDER-STORM. HARVEST-HOME. REFLECTIONS, ETC. HE farmer's life displays in every A moral lesson to the sensual heart, Though in the...with the present hours, And looks for failures as he looks for showers ; For casual as for certain want prepares, And round his yard the reeking haystack... | |
 | Phebe Lankester - 1880 - 270 pages
...truthfully described. He thus portrays the moral suggested by a consideration of pastoral pursuits : — "The farmer's life displays in every part, A moral...with the present hours, And looks for failures as he looks for showers ; For casual as for certain want prepares, And round his yard the reeking haystack... | |
 | Alfred Arthur Reade - English language - 1882 - 128 pages
...Unknown, on that meek humble breast, Imperial Albert died." — Mrt. Hemant. V.— THE FARMER'S LIFE. " The farmer's life displays in every part, A moral...ill, Nor estimates alone one blessing's worth From changefuljseasons, or capricious earth ; But views the future with the present hours, And looks for... | |
 | Theodore Compton - Mendip Hills (England) - 1882 - 224 pages
...sink into barbarism : as I think we used to learn in the Eton Latin Grammar. CHAPTER XVII. OLD SHOES. The Farmer's life displays in every part A moral lesson...thoughtful still, He looks beyond the present good or ill. ROBERT BI.OOMFIELD, Farmer's Boy. |IR JOHN MALCOLM, in his amusing Sketches in Persia, mentions the... | |
 | Edwin O. Chapman - American poetry - 1884 - 430 pages
...increasing efforts try ; Like the torn flower the fair assemblage fly. Robert Bloomfield. • THE FARMER. THE farmer's life displays in every part A moral lesson...future with the present hours And looks for failures as he looks for showers ; Robert Bloomfield. SONG OF ROGERO. WHENE'ER with haggard eyes I view This dungeon... | |
 | English language - 1888 - 576 pages
...their tide — Unknown, on that meek humble breast, Imperial Albert died." V.— THE FARMER'S LIFE. * The farmer's life displays in every part, A moral lesson to the sensual heart, Though in (he lap of plenty, thoughtful still, He luoka beyond the present good or ill, Nor estimates aloue one... | |
 | English language - 1900 - 570 pages
...their tide — Unknown, on that meek humble breast, Imperial Albert died." V.— THE FARMER'S LIFE. * The farmer's life displays in every part, A moral...Though in the lap of plenty, thoughtful still, He look* beyond the present good or ill, Nor estimates alone one blessing's worth From changeful seasons,... | |
 | Simon White, John Goodridge, Bridget Keegan - Literary Criticism - 2006 - 324 pages
...his animals from working, suffering, dying, being eaten by humans, or being fed to fox hounds. Truly, "The Farmer's life displays in every part / A moral lesson to the sensual heart" ("Summer," 1-2), and it is a lesson in how economic and ecological necessity must continually override... | |
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